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Game 160 Thread / Cubs @ Brewers (2 of 3)


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SP *Ted Lilly
SP Ben Sheets

16-9, 4.17, 180 K, 63 BB, 198.2 IP
13-8, 2.98, 157 K, 45 BB, 196 IP
       
RF
*Kosuke Fukudome
CF
Mike Cameron
SS
Ronny Cedeno 3B
Bill Hall
1B
*Micah Hoffpauir LF
Ryan Braun
LF
*Daryle Ward
1B
*Prince Fielder
CF
Reed Johnson
SS
J.J. Hardy
2B
*Mike Fontenot RF
Corey Hart
3B
Casey McGehee 3B
Rickie Weeks
C
Henry Blanco
C
Jason Kendall
P
*Ted Lilly P Ben Sheets

 

A Brewers win and a Mets loss (Mets currently up 1-0 in the 3rd) and the Brewers would clinch and the Cubs would know their opponent for the NLDS. To honor the occasion, Lou has trotted out the "B" squad. The game should be on Fox for most of the country I believe.

Game 153 Thread / Cardinals @ Cubs (2 of 3)


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SP Joel Pineiro
SP *Ted Lilly

6-6, 5.24, 71 K, 31 BB, 135.2 IP
15-9, 4.13, 175 K, 61 BB, 191.1 IP
       
SS
#Cesar Izturis
LF
Alfonso Soriano
CF
Ryan Ludwick SS
Ryan Theriot
1B Albert Pujols
1B
Derrek Lee
2B #Felipe Lopez 3B
Aramis Ramirez
3B
Troy Glaus
CF *Jim Edmonds
RF *Adam Kennedy
C
Geovany Soto
LF
Brian Barton
2B
Mark DeRosa
P
Joel Pineiro RF
*Kosuke Fukudome
C
Jason Larue
P *Ted Lilly

 

It be clinching day...we hope. Lou gets nostalgic with the lineup by letting Fukudome start again and Ted Lilly tries to tie Dempster for the team lead in wins. He'll also need to watch his head in case LaRussa  tries to retaliate for Lilly's takedown of Yadier Molina last week.

Clinch! Clinch! Clinch!

Is This Really Happening?


5 innings...goose egg in the you-know-what column for Lilly.

Words fail me...

At least I'll be around to watch this one.


ANSWER: No it isn't. Lilly makes it through six with a no-hitter, but then a kind error call on Ramirez before a soft single to right field by Mark Loretta. Cubs prevail though and knock their magic number down to six. If they sweep the Brewers AND the Astros lose at least one game to the Marlins they will clinch the division.

Game 148 Thread / Cubs @ Astros (kinda) 2 of 2


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SP *Ted Lilly
SP Brian Moehler

14-9, 4.29, 166 K, 60 BB, 184.2 IP
11-6, 4.16, 76 K, 33 BB, 138.1 IP
       
LF
Alfonso Soriano
CF
Reggie Abercrombie
2B
*Mike Fontenot
2B Mark Loretta
1B Derrek Lee
SS
Miguel Tejada
3B Aramis Ramirez
1B
#Lance Berkman
RF
*Micah Hoffpauir
RF Hunter Pence
C Geovany Soto
3B Jose Castillo
CF *Jim Edmonds
LF *Darin Erstad
SS
Ronny Cedeno
C Humberto Quintero
P *Ted Lilly
P Brian Moehler

 

This sure is a tough turn-around. It's like partying all night, hooking up with a few perfect 10 models and then having to drag your ass back to your job the next morning. Only your job is located in a city that smells either like fermenting yeast or a tannery depending on which way the wind blows (true story, that is how Milwaukee smells).

Cubs go for the sweep (I guess) with Ted "Knockout" Lilly on the mound. The only way to top last night's game is either a perfect game or a four homer game by one of our hitters. I expect nothing less.

The Lillyhammer Drops


UPDATE: Thanks to reader "The Joe" for finding the video of the collision which is at the bottom of the post.


With the Cubs in desperate need of a dominating pitching performance to take the pressure off the struggling offense, Ted Lilly delivered. 90 pitches, 8 IP, 5 H, 5 K,1 ER and a KO. All good for a 73 game score that could have been a bit higher if Lou didn't curiously go to Kerry Wood in the 9th. Padding save stats is nice and all and I'm sure Kerry's bank account will appreciate it next year, but when your team is in a funk and Lilly retires 11 straight and is only on 90 pitches, I'm not sure it's the best time to just give Kerry some work.

Nonetheless, the Cubs prevailed and our pals at TLFC couldn't be more thrilled with the performance. The other play of note was Lilly knocking over and knocking out Yadier Molina. In the theater of baseball, it was one of those plays that makes you stand up and cheer and hope it riles up the team to reel off 10 straight wins. When you think about the foolishness of your pitcher leading with his throwing arm to bowl over someone who outweighs him by 40 pounds, the shine wears off pretty quick. 

But damn, it sure was fun to watch (Pictures after the jump)...

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Game 136 Thread / Phillies @ Cubs (3 of 4)


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SP Brett Myers
SP *Ted Lilly
       
SS #Jimmy Rollins LF
Alfonso Soriano
2B *Chase Utley SS
Ryan Theriot
LF Pat Burrell
1B
Derrek Lee
1B *Ryan Howard
3B
Aramis Ramirez
CF #Shane Victorino
CF
*Jim Edmonds
RF
Jayson Werth 2B Mark DeRosa
3B
Pedo Feliz RF
*Kosuke Fukudome
C
Chris Coste
C Geovany Soto
P Brett Myers
P *Ted Lilly

 

Game 131 Thread / Cubs @ Pirates (1 of 3)


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SP *Ted Lilly
SP Jeff Karstens
  12-7, 4.25, 148 K, 56 W, 161 IP 

2-2, 2.25, 11 K, 8 W, 28 IP
       
LF
Alfonso Soriano CF
*Nate McLouth
SS Ryan Theriot
2B Freddy Sanchez
1B Derrek Lee
C  #Ryan Doumit
3B Aramis Ramirez
1B
*Adam LaRoche
CF *Jim Edmonds
RF
 Jason Michaels
2B Mark DeRosa
LF *Brandon Moss
RF *Kosuke Fukudome 3B Andy LaRoche
C Geovany Soto
SS Jack Wilson
P *Ted Lilly
P Jeff Karstens

 

The Cubs open a three-game set at PNC Park, concluding their 9-game stretch against the Reds, Nationals, and Pirates before they resume play against Major League opposition. (Yes, I'm tempting fate: Friday's smug game preview was just a preamble to an ugly 13-5 loss to the Nats, but 30 games over .500, I'm feeling smug all over again.)

Coming off a tough luck defeat in which he held the Reds hitless for the first 5 innings and wound up yielding just 2 hits in 7 IP, Lily has reduced his ERA to a season-low 4.25.The lefty has given the Cubs Quality Starts in 8 of his last 10 turns, and that defeat to Cincinnati was his first after five consecutive W's.

This will mark Lilly's fourth start of the year against the Bucs. He's 1-0, 5.63 in the three previous starts, with a butt-ugly 8.38 ERA in his two outings at PNC.

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Game 126 Thread / Reds @ Cubs (2 of 3)


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SP Bronson Arroyo
SP *Ted Lilly
10-10, 5.51, 125 K, 50 BB, 143.2 IP

12-6, 4.32, 141 K, 54 BB, 154 IP
       
CF
*Chris Dickerson LF
Alfonso Soriano
SS Jeff Keppinger
SS Ryan Theriot
RF
*Jay Bruce 1B
Derrek Lee
2B Brandon Phillips 3B
Aramis Ramirez
3B Edwin Encarnacion
CF
*Jim Edmonds
1B *Joey Votto 2B Mark DeRosa
LF Jolbert Cabrera RF *Kosuke Fukudome
C Ryan Hanigan C Geovany Soto
P Bonson Arroyo P *Ted Lilly

The Astros did us no favors this afternoon losing to the Brewers so it'll be up to Ted Lilly and the Cubs to bring themselves closer to a division and playoff spot. The Cubs current six game lead in the division is its largest division lead since June 22nd, 2001, when they led the Cardinals by that much. Things should hopefully go a little smoother the rest of this season. 

Game 121 Thread / Cubs @ Braves (3 of 3)


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SP *Ted Lilly
SP
*Tom Glavine

11-16, 4.26, 133 K, 52 BB, 148 IP

2-3, 4.85, 34 K, 33 BB, 59.1 IP
LF Alfonso Soriano
SS Yunel Escobar
RF *Kosuke Fukudome
2B Martin Prado
1B
Derrek Lee 3B #Chipper Jones
3B
Aramis Ramirez LF Omar Infante
CF Reed Johnson 1B *Casey Kotchmann
C Geovany Soto RF Jeff Francoeur
2B Mark DeRosa
CF *Mark Kotsay
SS Ryan Theriot C Clint Sammons
P
*Ted Lilly
P *Tom Glavine

The Cubs go for the sweep and hopefully gain some ground on the Brewers, who are losing 3-2 in the ninth in San Diego as I write this. The Cubs doubleheader sweep last night was their first since 2003 over the Pirates (I'm sure you remember the day) and first road sweep since 1992 over the Cardinals.

It'll be Lilly for the Cubs, the proud owner of a 2.53 ERA on the road this season. For the Braves, it's the return of Tom Glavine off the disabled list, his first start since facing the Cubs in early June.

Game 111 Thread / Pirates @ Cubs (2 of 3)


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SP *Ted Lilly SP
*Paul Maholm

10-6, 4.49, 124 K, 47 BB, 134.1 IP

7-6, 3.79, 96 K, 36 BB, 140 IP




LF Alfonso Soriano
2B Luis Rivas
SS Ryan Theriot SS Jack Wilson
1B
Derrek Lee CF *Nate McLouth
3B
Aramis Ramirez C #Ryan Doumit
CF
Reed Johnson
3B Andy LaRoche
RF Mark DeRosa RF Stephen Pearce
C Geovany Soto LF *Brandon Moss
2B Ronny Cedeno 1B Chris Gomez
P
*Ted Lilly
P *Paul Maholm
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